jmcquown wrote:
>
> I see boxes and tins of this stuff being sold for $12 and I cringe. It is
> so easy to make!
>
> Peanut Brittle
>
> 1 c. sugar
> 1/4 tsp. salt
> 1 tsp. baking soda
> 1/2 c. light Karo syrup
> 1/4 c. water
> 1 c. raw spanish peanuts
> 2 Tbs. softened butter
>
> Grease a cookie sheet with butter. In a heavy saucepan on medium heat,
> bring the sugar, syrup and water to a boil. Stir until sugar dissolves.
> Stir in raw peanuts. Set a candy thermometer in place. Stirring
> frequently, cook until temperature reaches 300F. Remove from heat.
> Immediately stir in butter and baking soda. Pour at once onto greased
> cookie sheet. Spread with a fork into a long rectanglar shape. Let cool.
> Break the brittle apart and snap into pieces. Store tightly covered.
>
> Jill

It can also be made with roasted peanuts, but add them after the sugar
mix reaches the hard crack stage. Stir for a minute to warm them up
before pouring out.